Italian · expression

essere al verde

to be broke, to be skint

expressions · set 13

Example sentences

Non posso uscire stasera, sono al verde.
I can't go out tonight, I'm broke.
A fine mese siamo sempre al verde.
At the end of the month we're always broke.
Era al verde e ha chiesto soldi al padre.
He was broke and asked his father for money.

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